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Senior journalism major Kate Murphy's article on firearms and weapons in schools earns a top-10 finish in the nationwide enterprise reporting competition.

The 30-second video, which was produced on an $80 budget, is one of 10 selected from nearly 4,900 submissions around the world.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected Elon to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification, which signifies ongoing university efforts to instill an ethos of service and civic engagement in all areas of campus life.

Nearly 1,000 Elon students, faculty and staff will gain a global academic experience during Winter Term 2015. Their numbers are part of the university's record-setting year for international study.

Brittany Lue, a public health studies major, interned at the University of Michigan through a program designed to increase college students' interest in minority health.

The annual ranking of private universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranks Elon #35 in the nation based on acadamic quality and affordability.

Teaching Fellows who traveled last spring to the Central American country created a resource to help future students who want to study abroad in a nation known for its natural beauty, as well as its rapid social, economic and environmental changes.

Students address and approach poverty issues through service-learning projects with two local organizations: Sustainable Alamance and the United Way.

The university has been recognized as a national leader in service-learning and civic engagement, with the federal Corporation for National & Community Service commending Elon in four areas of service.

Gifts totaling more than $1.3 million from two estates will provide new scholarship support for students with disabilities and for those pursuing studies in music.